The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
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ESA Astronaut Paolo Nespoli and his fellow Soyuz TMA-20 crewmates meet the press at Star City following completion of their exam in the Soyuz capsule simulator. Left to right Catherine Coleman, Dmitri Kondratyev and Paolo Nespoli. The Soyuz TMA-20 is set for launch to the International Space Station on 15 December 2010. Nespoli will spend 6 months in space for his MagISStra mission.